Hehe, I suppose.  But I'm talking serious dirt!

checkmateking02

That's excellent paintwork on Things One and Two, Eagle.  Nicely done!

Must seem a bit strange to you check, no wings and they certainly do float.

That looks good 68 and I don't think the fuselage stripe issue stands out as much with the decals on.

From where I can see them, those invasion stripes look excellent.  I've done some myself years ago--and not recently because they are tricky, frustrating and anything but easy.

You've managed them very nicely.  Looks good.

Bish

checkmateking02

That's excellent paintwork on Things One and Two, Eagle.  Nicely done!

Must seem a bit strange to you check, no wings and they certainly do float.

They do float!?  That's remarkable!

Thanks guy,

I'll chalk it up as practice cause I want to build a green and gray mustang with the stripes.  I think working in engineering and having a drafting background I'm over critical of my lines.

checkmateking02

Bish

checkmateking02

That's excellent paintwork on Things One and Two, Eagle.  Nicely done!

Must seem a bit strange to you check, no wings and they certainly do float.

 

They do float!?  That's remarkable!

Well, sometimes

But not always very well.

Do you think I recovered from that one. 

68GT

Thanks guy,

I'll chalk it up as practice cause I want to build a green and gray mustang with the stripes.  I think working in engineering and having a drafting background I'm over critical of my lines.

i do technical illustration and some 3D graphics. being critical is part of the deal. the hard part is knowing when something is good enough, especially in a hobby. at work some times good enough is the best you can within the constraints of time, money, and deadline. 

Eagle90

GAF

Eagle90

stikpusher

Eagle, tnose look good... now they need... DIRT!

Hey Stik!  Tha means a lot coming from one of the great armor guys!  Thank you!

Oh yeah, dirt is on the way!  I plan on muddin' her up and making her look like she has been there and back!

Eagle90

Well, there's something to be said for the clean, polished look of German vehicles.  Did you know the Germans had a dedicated unit for cleaning their vehicles?  The 1st SS Panzervasher Abteilung?  The unit served on the western front, fanatically cleaning any vehicle they could get their hands on...

Okay, maybe not... 

Gary

LOL!!!!!!!!!!  No fair picking on the novice armour guy!  I looked it up then realized what you had written!    I did learn about the 101st Heavy Panzer Battalion during the search! 

Eagle90

Well, actually it's spelled "Panzerwäscher".  My mistake!

Stik,

Their motto: "Sauber- Nicht schmutzig!"

Well, you've obviously read "Work Battalions and Obscure Units of the Third Reich, 1933-1946" by I.M. Fibbher.  Classic book.   

Bish

 

Do you think I recovered from that one. 

Bish, I think you recovered, but this tank has a ways to go! 

Ok I think that is enough dirt

I found the "Panzerwäscher"

checkmateking02

Bish

 

Do you think I recovered from that one. 

 

Bish, I think you recovered, but this tank has a ways to go! 

O I don't know. Quick pull through, polish and a squirt of oil, that will be good to go.

shivinigh

Ok I think that is enough dirt

I found the "Panzerwäscher"

That's a big cotton swab... 

Bish

checkmateking02

Bish

 

Do you think I recovered from that one. 

 

Bish, I think you recovered, but this tank has a ways to go! 

O I don't know. Quick pull through, polish and a squirt of oil, that will be good to go.

Maybe the Borg left it there? 

Well I finished my Folke Wolfe. Just need to wait till the battery in my camera charges and will get some pics up

Look out on the beaches here comes 'Pips". My completed FW-190

Nice work, shivinigh!  That type of camouflage is not easy to do.  Congratulations on a job well done.

I got the rear fuselage glued together, and began test fitting the nose pieces.  Held together with tape, they line up pretty well.  I was concerned about a huge gap between the fore and aft sections.

What little gap there is should be easy enough to fill with diluted white glue; then concealed with a dark wash after the OD goes on.

I've also got the wings and horizontal stabilizer assembled, and painted the leading edges with Floquil's Old Silver to represent the removed de-icer boots.

Nice work shiv, I have added it to the front page. Thank you.

Looking good there CMK. I notice that kit comes with the armour plating for the flight crew, that's a nice touch. I had to add that myself on the Hase kit.

Shiv: Looks prefect to me- good work!!!

CMK02: Looks like you've got the nose gap taken care of! Yeah, just a little filler and she's look like any other panel line.

Great work, Shivinigh. Congratulations. The weathering looks fantastic.

I've been working on the tracks for my geschutzwagen and I thought I'd see if I'm getting the effect I am trying for. I still want to embed some dirt in some of the links and need to dust them up some, but do the tracks come across as very realistic?

Looks good to me, BarrettDuke.  I'm not an armor modeler, so I don't know--do tracks rust?  If they do, maybe a little rust color?  Otherwise, it looks suitably grimy and muddy to me.  I'm not much of a hand at weathering (and getting it to look good), so I'd say your efforts are very realistic and impressive.

Thanks, Bish and Gamera.

But while I was concerned with gaps between the fuselage sections, maybe I should have been concerned about the fit of the nose itself.  The bottom seam closed up relatively tight, but there was a sizeable gap on top.

So I dolloped on the superglue, and will apply myself to sanding this mess down when it's dried.

Nice!!! I like your code letter stencils too!

Thanks for your thoughts Checkmateking. Yes, not sure about the rust thing. I actually had them painted entirely in rust originally, but I wasn't so sure one would see the rust on tracks that were running through fields and over dusty roads. Maybe I'll see if I can put some rust in a few corners on the tracks and see what that looks like.

Looks like a nasty seam to fill. I have a terrible time eliminating all evidence of a seam. Good luck on the sanding. Bomb bay looks really good.

B17 - I like the way your stripes came out.

Barrett - Rust generally accumulates on track when not in use so the more they are run through dirt the more of the rust will be warn off.  Tracked construction equipment is the same way.  Could be sitting for weeks or months but after a few hours most of the rust or paint (if new) is warn off.

Barrett, nice work there, I like the look of the tracks. The only thing extra I would add is wear where the wheels run along the track and on the track teeth and also on the face of the track links where it contacts the ground.

Rust does build up quickly on tracks where the vehicle is sitting idle for a few days but it very soon comes off once you start moving, and that's just running on roads, never mind dusty conditions with more where.

B17, nice, I like it. Good job on the tail codes as well.

We have just over 2 weeks left guys, and over half of the builds are completed with a good number coming close, so thanks all for the great builds and all the great effort.

Thanks, Bish. That's very helpful. I appreciate it.